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Expressing 'to die' with 身亡 (shēnwáng)
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Structure
Subject + 身亡
Explanation
The verb 身亡 (shēnwáng) means "to die" or "to be killed" in Chinese. It is a formal and literary expression typically used in news reports and written accounts, often when describing deaths caused by accidents or disasters.
Examples
那场车祸导致三人当场身亡。
nà chǎng chēhuò dǎozhì sān rén dāngchǎng shēnwáng.
That car accident caused three people to die on the spot.
登山者在暴风雪中不幸身亡。
dēngshānzhě zài bàofēngxuě zhōng búxìng shēnwáng.
The mountaineer unfortunately perished in the blizzard.
一名工人在施工现场意外身亡。
yì míng gōngrén zài shīgōng xiànchǎng yìwài shēnwáng.
A worker accidentally died at the construction site.